Personal Training in QLD

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Don't make time, take time!*

Don't make time, take time!

"I just couldn't find the time to go for a walk."

"I was going to prepare meals for tomorrow but I ran out of
time."

"I don't have the time to come in to train."

...ever said any of these before?

Time is our greatest commodity. The only currency that we all
have an equal amount of. So where is it all going? What are we
spending our time on? While everyone has different commitments, be
they work, family, or social, when it comes down to it everyone has
the same amount of hours in a week. If you want to accomplish
something, be it hitting a fat loss goal, training for a 10km run,
learning a new skill, you need to put in some hours, minutes and
seconds to get there. How many do you have?

168 hours.

We all have the same amount of time, it's what we do with it
that determines whether we're successful in our endeavours,
whatever they may be. If you're struggling with "finding" the time
to get something done, you could benefit from a "time audit".

What's a "time audit"?

A time audit is simply a tool we use in which we break down
exactly what you spend your time on during the week. An example of
this could be:

Work - 45 hours

Travel to and from work - 5 hours

Sleep - 56 hours

Grocery shopping - 1 hour 30 minutes

Household chores - 3 hours

Showering, getting dressed - 5 hours 15 minutes

Total - 115 hours 45 minutes

Time remaining - 52 hours 15 minutes

So if you worked 5 days a week at 9 hours at a time, travelled
30 minutes to and from work every day, slept for 8 hours a night,
spent 45 minutes total getting showered and dressed, took 1 hour
and 30 minutes buying groceries, spent 3 hours cleaning and doing
household chores, you would still have 52 hours and 15 minutes
remaining in the week.

That's a lot of time! . . . how do I find
it?

From here your time may go into your friends and
family, and raising and taking care of the kids. There's also the
little things like watching television, checking Facebook,
unwinding after a big day at work, going out on a Friday night, or
sleeping in on the weekend, to name but a few. This is where the
rest of your time goes, and from where you must
take time if you want to achieve your
fitness and fat loss goals.

You must take time if you want to achieve your
fitness and fat loss goals.

168 hours.

We all have the same amount of hours in a week, therefore it is
impossible to "make time" for cooking, preparing
healthy meals and for exercise. You have to take the
time that you found in your time audit and put it to use.
That might mean spending a little bit less time on Facebook in the
mornings or watching television in the evenings, so you can prepare
your meals for the next day or get your workout gear ready for the
morning. By taking the time you have and putting it to use, you set
yourself up for short and long term success in achieving your
health and fitness goals.